OVERY, RICHARD — Why the Allies Won
New York: W. W. Norton & Company, 1996. First American Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 0393039250. A first U. S. printing of this comprehensive history of the strategy employed in World War II by the Allies, resulting in their victory over the Axis powers. With numerous maps and a section of plates at mid-book depicting prominent figures and scenes. --- In full black paper-covered boards with spine titling stamped in gilt. Jacket features Yevgeny Chaldey/Vollerenst photo of Russian troops raising the hammer-and-sickle on a high building (probably in Berlin). --- A very nice copy: clean, unmarked and bright. Unclipped, bright jacket with some chafing and small tears to edges, else decent.; Tall Octavo (9 to 10 in. tall); xv, 396 pages. Near Fine in Very Good- dust jacket .
